| Clockwise® Thinking, Leading the Behaviors That Drive Innovation |
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Thursday, August 12 2010, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
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| Topic : |
Clockwise® Thinking, Leading the Behaviors That Drive Innovation |
| Speaker : |
Dennis Stauffer |
| Date: |
08/12/10 |
| Registration Time : |
05:30 PM |
| Dinner Start Time: |
06:00 PM |
| Meeting Start Time : |
06:30 PM |
| Meeting End Time : |
08:00 PM |
| Location : |
Villa Milano |
| Number of PDU's : |
1.5 |
| Early Registration expires : |
Early registration for this event ends at NOON on August 07, 2010. We accept only cash and checks at the door. If you wish to pay by credit card, please make your reservation during the early registration timeframe. |
| Cost : |
Chapter Members: $20 |
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Non Chapter Members: $25 |
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Price at Door for Chapter Members: $28 |
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Price at Door for Non Chapter Members: $35 |
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Speaker Bio :
Dennis Stauffer
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Dennis Stauffer is an internationally recognized thought leader on the behaviors that drive innovation and personal effectiveness. He’s the founder of Insight Fusion, Inc., a speaking, training and consulting firm that works with companies of all sizes to help individuals, teams and organizations boost their capacity to innovate and succeed. Dennis’ work includes research into the measurable skills and behaviors that promote innovation, creativity and adaptability. He is the creator of the Stauffer Iterative Thinking Assessment. This uniquely powerful evaluation instrument identifies and measures the personal and organizational mental models that enhance, or undermine, innovation.
Dennis is an Emmy award-winning journalist and former Business Editor. His most recent book, Thinking Clockwise, A Field Guide for the Innovative Leader, received a 2006 Fresh Voices book award. Thinking Clockwise is in its third U.S. printing and is currently available in five languages. Based in Minneapolis, Dennis delivers keynotes, workshops and other interventions for clients throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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Abstract :
Clockwise® Thinking, Leading the Behaviors That Drive Innovation
We are all born innovators. We already have an innate ability to explore and experiment. Yet most of us have been conditioned to suppress those behaviors, both in ourselves and in how we lead others.
For businesses today, the pressures to achieve breakthrough results are greater than ever. To stay ahead of the innovation curve, it’s necessary to look beyond process and focus on our behaviors—including the barriers to innovation that we sometimes impose on ourselves. A 2007 Survey of senior business executives involved in innovation ranked “Ability to create a climate that continuously fosters innovation” as the number one attribute of an innovative company. Another recent survey found that the number one source that CEOs look to for new ideas is, “Existing employees”.
Discover some simple patterns that define the difference between successful innovation and getting trapped in the status quo. These patterns or mental models have the power to make each of us more effective innovators. Or, undermine even the most thoughtfully designed innovation processes, when we fail to recognize the patterns we’re following.
This interactive keynote will give you fresh insights to enhance your team’s flexibility and mental agility, as well as your own ability to be creative and handle novel challenges.
Key Messages:
• Discover the mental models that drive (or obstruct) innovation.
• Gain fresh insights into how to apply imagination and creativity to generate innovative solutions.
• Identify and leverage behaviors that promote creativity and innovation on a team and throughout an organization.
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